Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-28
ELECTION RESULTS.
TIE LATEST RETURNS FROM TIE
COUNTY OF HEHRIC0.
Figures, Also, from Other Parts OF the
State, Showing the Outcome OF
thursdays Voting.


SchcrmcIhon, and DR.. ]. G.. Beattie. |
will meet at the county court-house at IL
O'Clock ". to-day % canvass the vote OF
Thursday. Not until then can the exact
fgureS lee given. The ballots and books |
from the various precincts were taken 10 /
the courthouse Yesterday aud LETT with the
clerk of the County Court, but the seals
will not be broken until so ordered Oy me |
commissioners. From all that can be
learned from the most reliable sources |
IL appears that the Republican ticket |
won by about 400 majority ex. |
cept in the cases Of Sheriff Southlrd and |
Commonwealth Attorney ThOmas, whose |
majorilicS are about 800. The new ticket |
Wil, be:
Treasurer. George +. Anderson, who |
succeeds William Iaylor.
l.. =. Leak beat George W. Carter, the |
efficient present incumbent. rs Clerk of the |
Circuit Court. MIR Watdill had N op- |
posiliOn as Clerk OF the County Court. |
Commonwealth Attorney, Geor-e w. |
Tbomas, present incumbent, VINO defeats |
William II. Hcycrdee.
Sheriff, j W. Sou,har1. present incum. |
bent who defeats Norman Smith.
Commissioner Of Revenue for Upper |
District, Jacob Sbaw. who defeats e. I. |
crouch; Lower District, Anjs Dickcns1n, |
elected The other candidates were j. W. |
Blankonship and !. {. Redwood.
The now Roird OF Supervisors VIII he all |
Republicans except two memDers-R A. |
Patterson, who defeated B. +. Purycar in |
Tuckahoc distric. by about 80 majority. |
and ". Y. Mordtcli, ot BrOoki1nd town
shin, vino WIS returned by vote Of or 3 !
over Gilcs T. Jackson (cOlOred), Jackson |
saws he viii contest Mr. Mordecai's seat IN |
the hoard. The Other members oi The |
board are: Fairfield district. ". II. LvOn |
tcoioTcG,: Wanna district, james Hughes. |
rhc following district oil 'GrS were elected: |
Hrookland J.. f.. Giii0, Charles King. |
and Ni'cirius johnson, justices OF the |
rcacc: Jonn CiaCker, Oyerseer OF The pool, |
and Hury NourObr. constable.
Fairfield: Hczek!ah Jonathan, Robert |
Whiting. and ThOmas j. Carter, justices OF |
thc peace; James y. PJindeXter. Oyc:seer |
Of the pooi; John l.. Mcdonald, conSta- |
blo.
Varina: NJ p. Herman. j. L. Adams, |
ard j. VI. Humphreys, justices OF the peace; |
Morgan james. Oyer,eer Of the poor; j. I. |
Pcarman, constable.
I'm Tuckahoc James Patterson, who was |
on both tickets, was elected Oyerseer ot the |
poor. II will require the official count TO |
decide what Justices and c0ustables were |
elected.
Hcnrico is q Republican county. In the |
cougT, >>ional election OF November. 1856, |
they ! ai a majority oi 800. Wise carried |
q, against Ice by 800.
WILLIAMSBURG AND JAMES CITY.
WILLIAMSBURG. May 27.-The most hot |
lv-coficSjod election th3t has ever taken /
place in James CRY wa, that which was |
ieu.hi Yesterday between the REGULAR |
Republicans 9nd Independents. Large |
sums Of norcy we're sent here by RepuO' |
hcans TO help out their party friends.
Some Of the present incumben's, who |
were candidate. for rejection. and have |
been Republicans. were turned down by |
their nominating convention because they |
would not submit to the dictatiOn and |
rulings OF petty boss.
The full vote was received This morning,
and gives Wise (Republicam for clerk Ji |
majority over NOrccOck.
richardson (Repuhlicanj for sheriff - |
majority over HaTel
John ". Dawson (cOlored) for treasurer
81 majority over COWles.
A. &. Pcachy (Republcau) for Common
wctth's attorney % majority over i. ID. |
PCachy.
The Republican majority Of nearly 5OJ |
last fall is considerably reduced.
KING WILLIAM COUNTY.
The election held a. sweet Hal. Gus |
ti," prcrnct, King William county, Va,
Mav 20, 1857. gave the folio wing vote-yiz |
For sheriff.. W. Taylor Democra). 30; |
10. Hutchinson RepubIican), Al. com |
monwr.llh'S A;orney-W. Il. Ayleu |
tDcmocraU, 10: II. l. Lewis, Il. Conaty |
ClcIk-O. VI. Winston (Dem1craO, 81 }. |
C.. johnson RcpublicIn), 80. Commls. !
,ioner of The Revenue-E. :. Pollard Dfmo- |
craft, 30; Hsn,ford Anderson (RepubH- |
capl Al. SuDeTViSor-W. r. Neae Demo |
cIatL, 40; {. G. Mack (Republcan), Al. Con-
>tab!c-W. =. Duard. 20; W. Il. Waring, |
%. Justices Of the Peace Ed. Davis. -; |
\. G. Richardson, jG; W. 4. Penny, 81; :. |
;. Thornton, 1G. Ovuscer OF the Poo
W. n. Major, T.; Henry Corr, 10.
WARWICK AND ELIZABETH CITY.
NEWPORT NEws. May PA large vote |
was p0lled I'm THIS c1uuty on yesterday and |
the entire Republican ticket elected, Is fol- |
lows: ,l,rk. Colonel II de B. Gay. nj |
iority $50: sheriff, Captain +. Cllyton, ma |
ioli.y 800: Common wellth'S Attorney,
Jaiae4 A. Fields (col0rcd). majority 2I6; |
Commissioner of Revenue. VI. u. Wright /
(colortd), majOri'y 3SG; Treasurer, NJ. |
CUutis-nO opposition. supervisors: /. |
II. Gordon. Newport di'tric,; william
Crawford lDemocraO. Stanley district; II. |
Monch. Dtuby district.
In Elizabeth City county there was also |
a heavy vote. No Democratic ticHeI "ls
in the field. There were, however, tYo |
Republican ticketS. The bulk Of tde De-
mocratS that voted supported most oi TIE |
nominees on the downstairs ticket as |
il was carried. which Is as follows: Clerk, |
John Booker; COmm0nweallh's Attorney,
4. =. - gar: Treasurer. y. :. Joues; re-
riG, Au0rcw Wiliitms (col0red); Com nls' |
sioner OF the Revenue. John II. RObi1-on
fcoloreo). This ticket crried the day by
handsome majority, with the exception OF |
Robinson. II is probable that Il. NJ. smith |
(colored) beat him. 4 large amount OF |
money j. Sud 10 have been spent IN The |
county during The ctnva's.
PRINCE GEORGE, DlNwIDDIg, AND sC5sEX.
PfrErsBtGC. VA, Nav 21.-Nery lively |
interest has been manifest here for some |
time III the resul. OF toe elections in Inc |
counties adjacent to Petersburg. The di- |
visions in the Republican party caused by |
the opposition to the machine methods"
it was believed would give hope for the sue
cess OF some of the Independent candidates |
for Office, and this belief has TO some extent |
been verified.
PHINCE GEORGE COUNTY.
Mir. X. T. Daniels (DemocraD was elected
treasurer Of this county by II majority over |
his Republican opponent, Mr. W. Il. Smith. |
The contest for the Office OF sheriff between
MIR. w. u. Temple (DemocraO and Nr. |
Lewis Young blood (Repubican) wa
yofy warm one. The returns in0ictte Mr.. |
YoungblOod's election 10y majority OF ).
II is reported, however, thIt there were |
marked iniormahties about the election in |
Brandon district, which may result in the |
inyalidalion OF the returns from that pre- |
cinct, in which event Mr.. Temple would |
he elected. Mr. Charles Cgner, Demo- |
cratic candidate for clerk, il is reported, |
was defeated by majority OF 90 votes 10y
II. c. Button (RepubllcanL Mr.. j. j.
Cooke, The present COmmOnweaIh's attOr- |
pey, WAS defeated by Mr.. a. NJ. Willis RE- |
publicaul by majority Of l39. L. w.
Brown (coOred Republican, was elected |
commissioner OF revenue over p. IL. Brock
well (Dcmocral) by 3S0 majority.
DINwIDDIE COUNTY.
Interest ceutcred particularly in the elec.
tiOn in This county. Colonel W. NJ. Field |
independently was reelected treasurer over
The Republican nominee, Mr.. 5. Y. Gillian,
by a majority estimated rs high as 800. Mr..
Gillian has for several years past held the
,O4.. "A ctar,H and IL ono of tho hout